smart phone use expected to rise

Smart-phone use expected to rise

In the next six months, the number of smart-phone users in Vietnam would rise to 21 per cent from current 16 per cent, according to an Ericsson ConsumerLab forecast released in mid-October 2012.
telcos look to ring the changes

Telcos look to ring the changes

Vietnam’s telecoms market is at the crossroads.
it firms hit roadblocks

IT firms hit roadblocks

The year 2011 was a tough one for information technology firms.
telco promotion programmes under scrutiny

Telco promotion programmes under scrutiny

Telcos’ promotion programmes are on inspectors’ radar screens.
docomo pressing the right digits

Docomo pressing the right digits

Japan’s leading mobile telecoms firm is dialing up its investment in Vietnam’s telecom market.
ho huy taxis adapt to survive

Ho Huy: Taxis adapt to survive

Ho Huy, chairman of Mai Linh Group, one of the major taxi service operators in Vietnam, compares his company to a boat wobbling amid waves caused by stiffening market competition. However, Mai Linh has embraced a comprehensive restructuring to be able to steadily steam ahead.
hoang huy group pursuit of green perfection

Hoang Huy Group - Pursuit of green perfection

Visitors to the northern city of Haiphong on a sunny summer day are enthralled by the Hoang Huy Riverside mixed-use complex standing tall over the port city’s vibrant vista, a landmark with its unique architecture and airy living spaces.
mops launches prosecution against huy nhat for fraud

MoPS launches prosecution against Huy Nhat for fraud

YKVN Lawyers represents four foreign investors who filed a lawsuit against Huy Nhat (the founder of Huy Vietnam that was caught up in a huge scandal for closing down the Mon Hue restaurant chain) for alleged fraud and the appropriation of $25 million through a made-up real estate development project in Lang Co in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.
trial for ex minister vu huy hoang accomplices postponed

Trial for ex-minister Vu Huy Hoang, accomplices postponed

The first-instance trial for ex-Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and nine accomplices, slated for on July 7, was postponed due to the absence of three defendants and many people with related interests and obligations.
foreign investors request prosecution and arrest of huy nhat

Foreign investors request prosecution and arrest of Huy Nhat

The spokesmen of four foreign investors petitioned Vietnamese authorities to prosecute and take Huy Nhat into custody, director of Horizon Property Group One Member Co., Ltd. and former legal representative of Huy Viet Nam Ltd.
six asian investors are filing a lawsuit against huy vietnam

Six Asian investors are filing a lawsuit against Huy Vietnam

Six Asia-based investors of Huy Vietnam are filing a lawsuit against founder Huy Nhat for suddenly closing the Mon Hue restaurant chain without their permissions and any specific commercial reason.
swimmer nguyen huy hoang to compete in mens 1500m freestyle

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang to compete in men’s 1500m freestyle

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang is the only Vietnamese athlete to compete in the men’s 1,500m freestyle on on July 30, the seventh day of the ongoing Olympic Tokyo 2020.
unilever vietnam partners with duy tan recycling

Unilever Vietnam partners with Duy Tan Recycling

Unilever Vietnam has just signed a partnership with Duy Tan Recycling with a plan to collect and recycle 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste.
music show honours late composer pham duy

Music show honours late composer Phạm Duy

A special music show to honour one of Việt Nam’s great composers, Phạm Duy, will be held at the Soul Convention Complex on September 9.
karateka thanh duy wins asiad bronze medal

Karateka Thanh Duy wins ASIAD bronze medal

Vietnam’s Karateka Nguyen Thanh Duy clinched a bronze medal at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in the Republic of Korea on October 3.